West Hill El Sch

West Hill El Sch, a small elementary-level community in Sharon, Pennsylvania, part of Sharon City SD, works with 245 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 45% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

West Hill El Sch is one of 5 schools operated by Sharon City SD, a district that enrolls 1,838 students overall.

On demographics, West Hill El Sch records that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 22% Black, 16% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting West Hill El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 106% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mercer County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,976, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Mercer County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,815 students), West Hill El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Musser El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Hill El Sch.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. West Hill El Sch's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 285 (now 245). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 80% to 61%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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